Word: pioneers
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Kleinig, a pioneer in the ethics of policing, says he would like to see the Program continue to support applications of ethics to different practical and occupational situations...
Clearly Canadian, based in British Columbia, could use some cheer itself. A pioneer in the clear beverage craze of the early 1990s, CC saw its sales go flat when diet-conscious consumers found that its natural-looking soft drinks still had plenty of calories. Orbitz, launched last May, has so far landed in the U.S. on the East and West coasts. The company intends to ship nearly 1 million cases (price: $1.29 a bottle) in its first year, some four times more than originally planned. A lot of adults must be nauseated...
...introduction of Maxine Hong Kingston, Susan R. Suleiman, professor of Romance and comparative Literature, correctly referred to Kingston as a "pioneer in the 'ethnic American' kind of writing; her work is truly 'between borders.'" Kingston's manner communicated the gentle vibrancy of a woman whose literature crosses the boundaries of fact and fantasy, mother and daughter, immigrant and native. Her magnificent lecture truly displayed a writer and her work at their best...
Champion of photography as art, pioneer gallery operator, husband of the prodigiously talented Georgia O'Keeffe--these are but a few views of the career of Alfred Stieglitz. Now showing at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, a well-rounded, varied exhibition presents Stieglitz's accomplishments in various modes, artistic and professional, with the added treat of works by several key contemporaries (not the least of whom is O'Keeffe herself). The appreciation of Stieglitz and his photography in the context of his time, without excessive social commentary, lends an instant appeal to the presentation...
...called his methods "very crude." Of course De Morgan's digging techniques of 100 years ago were not up to our modern standards, but no excavations of that time were. Compared with the work of his contemporaries, De Morgan's excavations were certainly outstanding. De Morgan was a pioneer in the study of the prehistory of Egypt before the Pharaohs. Next year an exhibit at the Louvre will retrace his career. ANNIE CAUBET, General Conservator Department of Eastern Antiquities Louvre Museum Paris